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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,591,323,802.49, 32,556,025,602.35 and 12,740,393,973.74

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,591,323,802.49, 32,556,025,602.35 and 12,740,393,973.74 is: 17,581,743,011.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,591,323,802.49 : 32,556,025,602.35 = 12,740,393,973.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,591,323,802.49/32,556,025,602.35 = 12,740,393,973.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,591,323,802.49x = 32,556,025,602.35 × 12,740,393,973.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,591,323,802.49x = 414,776,592,393,105,047,552
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 414,776,592,393,105,047,552/23,591,323,802.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,581,743,011.36

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